When Pressure Chief begins unloading—in anxious tones—lyrics about jets flying against a “darkening sky,” it may give you pause: since Cake has accumulated a three-year backlog of material ...

Cake has five albums to their credit ... Sometimes they shoot for a cheap, lo-fi sound, says McCrea. Their new CD is Pressure Chief.

Cake, Pressure Chief (Columbia): With its quirky lyrics and odd collision of musical styles, Cake might forever battle the perception that it’s a novelty band. Pressure Chief is filled with the ...

Each Cake album can be relied upon for a few more oddly ingenious hip-hop and trumpet infused confections, and “Pressure Chief” is no exception. The heavy hitters here are the g-funk single ...

Deadpan geek rock rabble rousers Cake have announced the release of B-sides and Rarities, the band’s first release since 2004’s studio album Pressure Chief, out Aug. 14 via the band’s Upbeat ...

Sacramento indie pop quintet, Cake finally returns with their first album of new material since 2004's Pressure Chief; the longest stretch between albums in their career. Jon McCrea and crew play ...